Wardha district, eastern Maharashtra. One of India's most educationally underserved regions.
Villages where the nearest school is 10 kilometres away. Families where no one has ever held a degree. Girls who are married at 17 because there is no hostel near their college. Boys who drop out at 14 because hunger is more urgent than homework.
This is where Chetana Education Society has worked — every single day — for 52 years.
In 1973, Shri Dinesh Baliram Sawai — an educationist from Wardha's historically marginalised community, with no resources but absolute conviction — founded Chetana Education Society.
His belief was radical for its time: every child deserves quality education regardless of family income, caste, or village. He started with one institution. Today, five decades later, there are seven — and over 35,000 students have walked through their doors.
"We did not wait for government. We did not wait for funding. We built — one institution at a time."
Asmita Ganvir — IIT Guwahati
Pratyasha Sahoo — World PEC Award, Thailand 2026
Tejas & Abhishek Dakhane — Indian Railways
Ashish Dhanke — MSW · PhD Scholar · Rural Livelihood
Ashwini Dhanke — Border Security Force Officer
9 people. 7 institutions. Every card is a real person from a real village in Wardha.
In April 2026, CES signed a Framework MoU with the Dhammakaya Foundation — one of Asia's most respected humanitarian organisations — marking CES's first international partnership.
"On the same evening, six Oxford Public School girls from Wardha won international scholarships in Thailand. Two recognitions. One message: rural Maharashtra can compete with the world."
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